Volume 7 - CH 8

Spectre Overlord.

I missed the Immortal King by a just one step away, but it was enough that I survived against a level 86 opponent who was too dangerous.

Now I can finish that log cabin without any worries.

Since the top guy from the other side came out and failed, there won't be anyone better than that thing. I'm sure of it.

But the rumor seemed to have spread, and we couldn't get porters and carpenters.

We had no choice but to do the assembly ourselves.

The sound of tontonton, tontonton, And the sound of a small hammer echoed in the area.

It was the northeast area of the fourth layer.

I've got the [Nailing] skill, so I don't have any technical problems.

"Okay, that's about right."

"You've done something good!"

All the members look at the finished log cabin together.

We were a little proud of the hard work that went into it.

There is a spare door near the roof for when there is a heavy snowfall.

The beds are six bunk beds. We decided not to use the fireplace, as it would be useless without wood.

Instead, I bought a magical tool for 100,000 gold to keep us warm.

The drop from the last moth boss somehow sold for a high price of one million, so I was able to prepare that much money.

I quickly opened the front door and walked in.

It smelled like brand new wood.

"Wow, it's bigger than I thought."

Lily was the first to give her impressions.

"I've made it so that we can have more party members in the future."

This is the attention to detail of a master (me) who is also thinking about the future.

"You're really shrewd when it comes to erotic things."

"What do you mean by that, Serina?"

I complained back, but it's a definite fact that I'm going to have more female slaves.

I stayed overnight to try it out, but no specters came in, and nothing went wrong.

The other adventurers would be too scared to use it, and it's for our exclusive use.

"Anyway, I wonder what that hidden passage was all about." said Serina.

It's the passage I found in the back of the first layer when I tried to call for a rescue team, I've explored it once since then, but there's only one magic circle in the back, nothing else.

I tried to get on top of that magic circle too, but it didn't respond.

"Maybe I can warp to the lower layer from there. A shortcut."

I say.

"Oh. Do we need any items to activate it?"

"Probably. Well, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work."

"I guess so."

"Let's head to the fifth layer today."

"Wow. You're going pretty aggressively."

"It's too much trouble to go back up every time."

Aside from the fourth layer, the first and second layers, where only small fish appear, are tedious even at the shortest distance. We can't be completely distracted and careless, so we want to reduce unnecessary waste and risk.

"Do you have any objections?"

"No!"

"Isn't it good?"

"Of course not!"

"I'll silence anyone who disobeys the master!"

"No, Meena, I don't want to be a dictator, okay?"

"Ah, yes."

"Okay, well, you guys have 40 seconds to get ready."

"Impossible!　Absolutely impossible."

"It's impossible, right. Fufu."

They're not in the mood. Serina said with a grin, so I'm sure she knows the original story.

Inspecting our gear, we entered the boss room building just around the corner and descended the stairs.

The fifth layer is an icy passageway, though we had already descended it once when we defeated the boss.

Transparent ice walls surrounded us on both sides, and the floor underneath was stone, so we didn't have to worry about slipping, but it seemed to go all the way to the back, and it was cold to look at.

"This makes me want to eat shaved ice."

Lily said, but it seems that shaved ice has already been introduced to this world.

"Yeah, I'll let you eat it when you're back on the surface. Don't touch the wall. You don't want your hands sticking to it."

"Uwahh, Alec is so sweet. There seems to be something wrong with him."

"Lily, who do you think I am?"

"Alec."

You're kind of pissing me off.

"Let's go."

We carefully make our way through the corridor surrounded by ice.

It's a new area, you can't be too careful.

A little further on, we came across an ice statue blocking the way.

"What is this?"

Serina tilted her head.

"It looks like a trap."

If you move it, the enemy will come out or something.

"Fufu, try pushing it, try pushing it. Kuku."

Letty says while stifling a laugh, so there's something there.

"Okay, then, Meena, push it."

"Yes, Master."

"Ah, wait."

"That's the enemy."

Luka said, but I guess so.

Meena seemed to know what she was doing, and only paused to push.

"Letty, you're really a horrible person for putting your friends in danger."

"I don't really want to hurt you, either, and these guys are so slow. I just wanted to see Alec's surprised face."

"As punishment for trapping the party, you'll be naked later."

"Eehh, naked punishment!"

"Eehh!?"

"Combat ready!"

As we drew our swords, braced ourselves, and stepped forward, the ice statues reacted and began to move slowly.

"Let's go, take this!"

Jouga slashed vigorously and slammed his sword into the ground.

There was a muffled metallic sound, and it still looked hard. Frowning, Jouga spoke up.

"Uuoo, that's hard! My hands are numb, this thing."

"Roll it over and slam it on the floor."

Luka said, kicking up with her foot, but the statue was too heavy to fall down easily.

"Oh, I'll take care of that!"

Saki embraced the statue, and with a dismissive hip move, rolled the statue and slammed it on the stone floor.

The statue made of ice cracked open and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"What do you think? What do you think?"

Saki approached me as if she wanted a compliment.

"Yeah, well done. But, Luka, what about now?"

I ask how strong these guys are as enemies.

"Well, they're fine. They're slow. It's when they surround you that they become troublesome."

"I see."

"All the enemies here are these ice golems."

Ice statues, ice golems.

If you're in the vanguard, you should have no problem, but if they're surrounded the powerless Nene, they're dangerous.

"Oh, I found a very rare treasure chest!"

Saki jumped at the dropped golden treasure chest and started messing with it.

"There might be a trap, so be careful, Saki."

"It's okay, it's okay, I have the skill of [Trap Removal], I can do it in a little bit, a little bit, oh, I failed."

"Oi!"

The space seemed to bend lazily, and the wall of ice in front of me disappeared. No, it changed its position?

"Saki, are you okay? Hmm?"

There was no sign of Saki. No, the other members aren't here either.

I immediately understood the situation.

"Damn, a teleportation trap. ......"

I hadn't even started mapping yet, and this trap was hurting.

I was glad that I wasn't teleported into the ice. I was worried about the other members.

After checking my gear and making sure everything was okay, I walked along the left wall.

At the end of the passageway, I found an ice golem standing in my way.

"Tsk, I could still do this much on my own."

But since it was a life-sized opponent, it didn't feel that threatening.

I jumped at it without even drawing my sword. The ice statue reacted slowly and began to move, and I held it by my side and rolled it over so that my weight was also on it.

The golem, which had been knocked to the floor, cracked easily and stupidly. *fwump*.

This guy's weak, isn't it? Oh well.

Another treasure chest dropped, but as expected, I couldn't bring myself to poke at it. I have to meet up with my friends first.

"Ah, Alec!"

I could see the figure of Serina behind the transparent wall. There's a small gap between the blocks, so I can hear her voice.

"We're meeting up."

"Yeah."

I pointed to my left and walked in the same direction with Serina.

But it seems that we can't meet up right away, so she heads towards the back. I'm moving away from her too.

"Hey, wouldn't it be better to go the other way?"

"I guess so."

We head to the other side, but get separated again. This point doesn't seem to be a quick merged.

"Hmmm... Well, I'll just use instantaneous movement."

It's a very scary thing to use in a labyrinth where you can't see where you're going, but here it's a transparent wall.

"Guoh!? It's hurtt!"

"A-are you okay, Alec?"

What the hell was that?　I got bounced as hard as I could.

"It seems that this is an area where instantaneous movement is not possible."

I stood up while holding my forehead.

"Is that so ......"

"It's no use, Serina. You go around and look for the others."

"Copy that."

In times like this, it's best not to rush.

I leisurely walked down the aisle.